CEO Update: March 15, 2024

Every Child Properly Secured in Car Seats

I'm thrilled to announce some exciting developments! Our Safe Kids Southern Tier New York program has been selected to participate in the State Farm - Good Neighbor Car Seat Program. Additionally, we've secured funding through the Safe Kids Buckle Up: Booster Seat grant. 

This week, in collaboration with Ardent Solutions, we organized a child passenger safety class for members of our community. The session covered essential topics such as proper car seat installation and usage to ensure children's safety during travel. A big thank you to Becky from Ardent Solutions and our Safe Kids Coalition coordinator, Sydney, for making this valuable learning opportunity available to our community! 

With the support of this grant funding, we aim to ensure that every child in our region is properly restrained in a car seat. 

National Poison Prevention Week 2024: Poison Help Available 24/7

In 2024, National Poison Prevention Week runs from March 17th to March 23rd. This year's theme is "When the unexpected happens, Poison Help is here for you 24/7." Poison Help, available at 1-800-222-1222 or Poisonhelp.org, assists with questions about medications, cleaning products, insect bites, and more. In 2022, U.S. Poison Centers handled 2,427,974 cases, responding to a new case every 15 seconds.

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